SCENE Magazine September 2013

skaters are poised to
become punk rock gods
photo by chad moore
photo by andre vippolis
text by Ma x Kessler
“In London, we were invited to this Marc Jacobs party in
Shoreditch. There’s lots of substances around,” SKATERS front
man Michael Ian Cummings remembers. “Suddenly, this guy
says, ‘Drink this!’ It was really sweet and tasty. Then he revealed
that it was breast milk, which was disgusting, because, honestly,
it was good.”
Cummings may consider London to be the craziest party city
he has been to recently, but he and bandmates Noah Rubin and
Joshua Hubbard think of New York as their true home. Based in
Chinatown, the trio gained a widespread online audience, without
the help of a label, by posting catchy punk singles perfect for
thrashing in those last hours before dawn. “It’s unreal to see venues
full of people when you’ve started grassroots,” Cummings says.
“There’s such a community aspect.”
Already hailed as the new Strokes, SKATERS are now signed to
Warner Bros., and the boys are putting the final touches on their
“Already hailed as the new
Strokes, the boys are put ting
the final touches on their first
full-length album.”
first full-length album featuring more aggressive, party-vibe songs.
They were especially psyched to record at Electric Lady Studios,
the hallowed ground built by Jimi Hendrix where Patti Smith, The
Clash and a host of punk gods recorded seminal albums. With a
skateboarder’s attitude and major party credentials, we’re sure
SKATERS felt right at home. skatersnyc.com
Opposite page: Derek Mattison in Los Angeles; Above: the three members of SKATERS
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